Middle Way Mom uses affiliate links in posts and sidebar ads. Please refer to my Disclosure Policy for more information.

Disclosure Policy

I hold these truths to be self evident:

Blog hosting costs money

Money does not grow on trees (and if it did, taking that money would probably be illegal anyway)

The government wants everyone to tell everyone else how they make money

Given this blog is a hobby for me, it comes out of my little wifely allowance. It would be cool if my blog would pay for itself, or even heaven forbid, turn a small profit. I plan on continuing with this blog even if it doesn’t turn a profit, but it will be hard to keep going if it’s just a money pit. That means:

I use affiliate links in some posts. It should go without saying that I like the products I refer to and would recommend them to personal friends.

If I review a product, it doesn’t always mean they’ve paid me to do so. If they did, I’ll let you know.

If I truly didn’t like a product, I would say so. I wouldn’t lie about it. That would be wrong. Duh.

I’m not sure if I’ll do sponsored posts (i.e. a campaign). I’m not opposed to getting paid to tell people about stuff I like anyway. That would be a nice coincidence, in fact. If that does happen, I’ll let you know.

If there’s an ad in the sidebar it’s one of three things: an ad that someone paid to have placed there, an affiliate link, or a really great organization I just want to show some love to.

I like all the companies of all three options.

If there’s a sponsored giveaway, I’ll let you know who sponsored it.

Basically, if there’s a chance I could possibly make a little money doing something, I’m required to tell you. Greed doesn’t drive my motivation behind creating the blog, so you can trust that I actually like the companies I refer to that may happen to pay me, and I’m not just suggesting them so I can try to make money.

Shannen at MiddleWayMom.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.